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47.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD.
302 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst during the year,
giving a rate of 6.8 per 1,000 population.
These were as follows
Ale and Stout 5; Almonds, ground 1; Arrowroot 3; Baking powder and
golden raising powder 4; Barley, pearl 3; Brandy l; Bread 5; Bread (rolls)
and butter 11; Butter 3; Cake and pudding mixture l; Castor Oil 2;
Chocolate Liqueurs 1; Coffee Extract, dry 1; Condiment (imitation
vinegar) 1; Confectionery, flour 4; Confectionery, sugar 15; Cough Syrups
4; Cream 5; Curry Powder 2; Dessert Powders 2; Drinks, soft 13; Drinks,
soft powder 3; Dripping 2; Fish, canned 2; Fish Paste 1; Flour, self
raising 1; Fruit, dried 8; Fruit, canned 3; Fruit Curd 1; Fruit Juice 2;
Goes Linctus 1; Gelatine 1; Gin 3; Ginger, crystallised 2; Ginger, ground 1;
Glaubers Salt 1; Golden Raising Powder 1; Ham Rolls 1; Honey 2; Jam 6;
Jelly crystals 1; Jelly tablet 2; Lard 4; Lentils 1; Margarine 3; Marmalade
1; Marzipan 1; Meat, minced 6; Meat Pastes 2; Meat Products 10; Meat
Products, bottled 1; Meat Products, canned 3; Meat Products, pies 2; Milk
71; Milk, evaporated 1; Mincemeat 2; Mussels, bottled 1; Oil, cooking 1;
Oil, frying 2; Olive Oil 1; Paraffin, medicinal 1; Pease Pudding, canned 1;
Pepper 1; Pickles o; Potato Crisps 1; Pudding, canned 1; Rice, ground 3;
Rum 1; Saccharin Tablets 2; Sauce 2; Sausages 5; Soda, Bicarbonate of 1;
Soup Canned 1; Soup Preparation 1; Spice 4; Suet 2; Sugar 2; Tapioca 1;
Tea 1; Tomatoes, canned 2; Vegetables, canned 4; Vinegar 4; Vitamen 'C'
Tablets 2; Whisky 7; Wine alcoholic 4;
A sample of broad submitted was found to contain a damaged carcase
of a fly which had been baked in the bread. Legal proceedings were
taken and the defendant was fined £6 and ordered to pay six guineas costs.
Samples of bread slices submitted contained black deposits which
were found to consist of charred bread and mineral oil. A Warning
letter was sent to the baker.
Samples of iced candies taken were found to be dusty and rancid.
The remaining stock was seized, condemned by a Magistrate and
destroyed.
Warning letters were sent in respect of cakes sold as cream
slices which contained only imitation cream, minced meat which contained
sulphur dioxide preservative, and for minor adulterations in mineral
water and ground nut oil.